You might be asking yourself, “What on earth is the Elevation Experience?” Remember the youth trips to Rwanda that I’ve been involved in leading in 2008, 2010, and 2012? We’ve worked really hard at The Elevation Project over the past while responding to the feedback from those trips and expanding our “trip” into a full-fledged leadership development program... The Elevation Experience!
And what does this look like? It means this year’s team benefits from 5-7 pre-travel trainings in poverty, justice and international development, as well as the practical stuff involved in traveling across the world. They have the opportunity to live what they’ve been learning on the ground in Rwanda alongside Rwandan young people who are also in the midst of leadership training. Finally, there is a year of post-travel mentorship and follow-up as they explore how to apply what they’ve learned back here in Canada. All this culminates in a certificate of completion, a letter of reference, and (God willing) a group of young people who’ve had their outlook challenged and world rocked by being involved in a life-changing project.
This year we’ve got an amazing team coming together. We’ve made a big effort to make our program accessible to youth who show leadership potential, but lack support due to challenging family situations. I’m excited to be partnering with an organization that does mentoring on the Downtown Eastside, as two youth in their program are involved in the Elevation Experience 2014. Together, we hope to provide the supportive environment needed for these youth to succeed in a program of this type. I believe this will be an empowering Experience for all the members of our team, no matter what their background, but I’m especially excited to be able to offer this opportunity to youth who’ve been excluded in the past.
Walking with us could mean:
- Committing to pray for our team at specific times, such as meeting dates, fundraising deadlines, etc;
- Volunteering to provide snacks and drinks for our meetings, pre-trip trainings, and post-trip follow-up events;
- Allowing one of our teen participants to contact you regarding their fundraising goals;
- Planning a fundraising event, or making an appeal on our behalf to raise funds for this year’s Experience;
- Making a donation directly to The Elevation Project (see details below).
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Donations
Both monthly and one-time gifts are really helpful in this situation - monthly gifts support the staff hours that go into supporting our team, pre-trip training, the trip itself, and post-trip follow-up; one-time gifts helps us pay for trip-specific costs.
Would you consider partnering with us in one of these ways?
Many of you who are reading this already support my work with The Elevation Project. Without you, The Elevation Project wouldn’t be possible and I’m sincerely grateful for your support. Would you consider suggesting The EP to someone else?
If you are interested in making a donation - either a special one-time gift or a monthly contribution - click here to give online or here to download a giving form to mail to Youth Unlimited, 115-12975 84th Ave, Surrey BC V3W 1B3.
With your help, we are looking forward to seeing change in the lives of the Elevation Experience 2014 team!
Prayer Points
- Pray the Elevation Experience team as we begin our adventure together.
- Pray specifically about the opportunities outline in this post.
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May your adventures bring you closer together, even as they take you far away from home ~ Trenton Lee Stewart
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May your adventures bring you closer together, even as they take you far away from home ~ Trenton Lee Stewart
